Every woman loves to paint her nails.  It just makes you feel more feminine and womanly to have a set of beautifully manicured nails.  You can choose a soft pink to fell nostalgic about when you were a little girl.  There’s also the ever classy red for that elegant and timeless look.  Then there’s black.  Wait a minute!  Black?  That’s right.  Next time you go for that manicure, tell ‘em to paint your nails a nice shimmery black. 

Its not just for the goth/ punk-rock scene anymore.  Its showing up all over the place in Hollywood and on the red carpet.  Could it be the new red?  It adds an edgy elegance to any formal look.  There are so many great black polishes too.  I know what you’re thinking.  Its black.  How many different ones could there be?  There’s Black Onyx by OPI that’s really popular.  Also, rock icon, Pat Benatar, has temaed up with famous manicure artist to the stars, Deborah Lippmann to create “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”.  This “glistening gun metal” hue is to be added to Lippmann’s many other great shades of nail polish.

To ensure that you don’t look too vamped out, make sure your nails are neatly trimmed to a nice square-oval shape and not too long.  If they’re too long, they go from daring to daggers!  Black nail polish is a great way to spice up anyone’s “Plain Jane” look.  It works just as well for pedicures as it does for manicures, so match up your toes with you nails for an extra edgy super sexy look for your next formal occasion!